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Kwik Brain with Jim Kwik

How to Use Neuroplasticity to Rewire Anxiety and Chronic Stress

Kwik Brain with Jim Kwik

Jim Kwik, Your Brain Coach, Founder www.KwikLearning.com

Brain, Jimkwik, Business, Memory, Kwikbrain, Education, Productivity

4.75.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Anxiety is the most common mental health challenge in the world, affecting over 300 million people globally.

In this episode of the Kwik Brain podcast, I break down what anxiety actually does to your brain and how you can rewire those patterns using the principles of neuroplasticity.

Your brain is not fixed.

It’s adaptable.

And with the right practices, you can train it to respond differently to stress.

In this episode, you will learn:

✅ What neuroplasticity really is and why it gives you hope

✅ How chronic stress and anxiety affect the amygdala, hippocampus, and immune system

✅ The famous London taxi driver study and what it proves about brain change

✅ How expressive writing helps process anxious thoughts and reduce rumination

✅ Why your self-talk programs your brain for either fear or resilience

✅ How meditation physically reshapes brain regions tied to emotional regulation

✅ How visualization rewires your stress response using mental imagery

✅ Why movement and exercise act like medicine for anxiety

✅ How BDNF works as “fertilizer” for your brain

✅ Simple, practical ways to reduce anxiety using daily habits

Anxiety may explain how your brain learned to survive.

But it doesn’t have to define your life.

If you are ready to train your brain for calm, clarity, and confidence, this episode is for you.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Quick Brain, bite-size brain hacks for busy people who want to learn faster and achieve more.

0:06.0

I'm your coach, Jim Quick.

0:08.0

Free your mind.

0:10.0

Let's imagine if we could access 100% of our brain's capacity.

0:15.0

I wasn't high, wasn't wired, just clear.

0:18.0

I knew what I needed to do and how to do it.

0:20.0

I know Kung Fu.

0:23.3

Show me.

0:25.3

According to the World Health Organization, 4% of the global population struggles with anxiety disorders,

0:34.2

making it the most common mental illness in the world. That equates to approximately 300 million people.

0:42.9

If you're struggling with anxiety and stress or know someone who is, this episode is for you.

0:50.6

Welcome back to the Quick Brain podcast. I'm your host and your coach, Jim Quick. I'm here, as always,

0:56.6

to help you to learn quickly and build better, brighter brains. Today, we have a very special

1:03.0

episode where we'll be talking about how to overcome anxiety using the principles of neuroplasticity. We recently ran a poll on our online community,

1:15.2

and you said that managing stress and anxiety is one of the major challenges you're facing right now.

1:22.3

So in this episode, I'll be sharing five practices to rewire your brain and break the cycle of anxiety for good.

1:32.3

Now let's get started with remembering what neuroplasticity is.

1:37.3

Neuroplasticity is the brain's remarkable ability to reorganize itself,

1:43.3

form new connections, and generate new neurons throughout

1:47.3

life, even in older age. Me entering my 50s, you know, this is something I'm prioritizing now

1:55.9

more than ever. And, you know, we could always make a choice. With circumstance and experience, we could grow

2:03.1

bitter or we could certainly grow better and everything comes down to a choice. The good news is,

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